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Lägern (Otelfingen; Boppelsen), Dielsdorf, Zürich, Switzerlandi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 46'' North , 8° 23' 31'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
249980
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249980:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Lägern (Otelfingen; Boppelsen), Bezirk Dielsdorf, Kanton Zürich, Schweiz


A pre-historic (late neolithic) Silex mine comprising a number of open pits (Pingen), located 16 km NW of Zürich at N47.47959 E8.39208 (Swiss 671866 259194), elev. 696 m.
Worked from 5’000 to 2’000 B.C. , but the pits are still recognizable, see also swisstopo map “ALTI3D Reliefschattierung”.

Archeologists have investigated the following sites from 2008 to 2010:

Bolebeeren at N47.47879 E8.39684 (Swiss 672225 259110), elev. 700 m.
Wackerenstrasse at N47.47981 E8.40435 (Swiss 672790 259230), elev 693 m.
Islochweg at N47.47958 E8.37728 (Swiss 670750 259180), elev. 693 m.

Many artefacts were found.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4gern
Wikidata ID:Q15258

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